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pollution depends on its share of world capital. The authors show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is … (United States) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global … the increased pollution in China has global effects, the US may not benefit from the environmental restrictions and a …
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on its share of world capital. We show that, if the disutility of pollution in the United States is high, there will be …) and the South (China) in the presence of a global pollution externality. Each country's share of global pollution depends … pressure on the US to raise environmental regulations on industry. Capital will move to China. Because the increased pollution …
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While international trade can offer gains from specialization and access to a wider range of products, it is also closely interlinked with global environmental problems, above all, anthropogenic climate change. This survey provides a structured overview of the economic literature on the...
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This paper establishes a simple theoretical framework which comprises key forces that shape the structure and interrelation of cities to study the interdependencies between urban evolution and the environment. We focus on the potential of the unfettered market forces to economize on emissions. A...
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According to current international climate change regime countries are responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which result from economic activities within national borders, including emissions from producing goods for exports. At the same time imports of carbon intensive goods are not...
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Carbon leakage arises when emission reductions in countries applying a carbon tax are offset, partially or completely, by emission increases in countries that do not apply the tax or any other greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies. Analysis using the MAGNET computable general equilibrium...
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markets behind the relationship between exports and pollution. In this paper we argue that because consumers in high … increase in the share of exports to high-income countries is associated with a reduction in CO2 pollution intensity of about 16 …
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Our purpose is to analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of a Partial Climate Agreement with open entry under a non-cooperative Nash-Equilibrium framework. We evaluate a partial agreement policy in which non-signatory countries can decide to join or to leave a coalition of the willing at any...
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Protection Act, 1986, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 are also discussed. The last part, identifies and …
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This report provides an analysis of how climate change damages may affect international trade in the coming decades and how international trade can help limit the costs of climate change. It analyses the impacts of climate change on trade considering both direct effects on infrastructure and...
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